Given below are four statements pertaining to the separation of DNA fragments using gel electrophoresis. Identify the incorrect statements:
| (a) | DNA is a negatively charged molecule and so it is loaded on gel towards the anode terminal. |
| (b) | DNA fragments travel along the surface of the gel, whose concentration does not affect the movement of DNA. |
| (c) | The smaller the DNA fragment, the greater the distance it travels through it. |
| (d) | Pure DNA can be visualized directly by exposing it to UV radiation. |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| 1. | (a), (c) and (d) | 2. | (a), (b) and (c) |
| 3. | (b), (c) and (d) | 4. | (a), (b) and (d) |
Two bacteria found to be very useful in genetic engineering are
1. Diplococcus and Streptomyces
2. Rhizobium and Xanthomonas
3. Vibrio and Escherischia
4. Escherischia and Agrobacterium
Biolistic method makes use of microparticles coated with DNA bombarded at cells to be transformed. These particle are made up of
| 1. | Zinc or tungsten | 2. | Silicon or gold |
| 3. | Tungsten or gold | 4. | Selenium or Platinum |
Given below is a sample of portion of DNA strand giving the base sequence on the
opposite strands. What is so, special shown in it?
5'__ GAATTC_ 3'
3' __ CTTAAG__5'
1. Deletion mutation
2. Start codon at the 5' end
3. Palindromic sequence of base pairs
4. Replication completed
For transformation, microparticles coated with DNA to be bombarded with gene gun are
made up of
1. silver or platinum
2. platinum or zinc
3. silicon or platinum
4. gold or tungsten
____________ is a thermophilic bacterium that can survive temperatures upto C. Select the option which fills the blank correctly.
1. Thermus aquaticus
2. Salmonella typhi
3. E.coli
4. Lactobacillus
Which of these are most widely used in genetic engineering?
1. Plastid
2. Plasmid
3. Mitochondrion
4. Ribosome
The cutting of DNA at specific locations became possible with the discovery of
1. restriction enzymes
2. probes
3. selectable markets
4. ligases
Which one of the following palindromic base sequences in DNA can be easily cut at about
the middle by some particular restriction enzyme?
1. 5'CGTTCG3'
3'ATGGTA-5'
2. 5'GATATG3'
3'CTACTA5'
3. 5'GAATTC3'
3'CTTAAG5'
4. 5'CACGTA3'
3'CTCAGT5'
Which one of the following is commonly used in transfer of foreign DNA into crop plants?
1. Trichoderma harzianum
2. Meloidogyne incognita
3. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
4. Penicillium expansum